Connect with us

FIFA refuses to make Argentina no.1 in rankings despite winning 2022 World Cup

Victorious

Published

on

Follow
SPORTS NEWS: FIFA refuses to make Argentina no.1 in rankings despite winning 2022 World Cup [New Sports News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl

Argentina will not become the number one team in the FIFA rankings this month, despite winning the 2022 World Cup.



Instead, the world football governing body will rate Brazil ahead of their South American rivals.

Brazil has held the top position since February, when they overtook Belgium.

And even though they failed to make it past the quarterfinals in Qatar, Argentina’s results haven’t been enough to overtake them.

Brazil won three matches at the tournament, lost to Cameroon, and were eliminated following a penalty shootout defeat at the hands of Croatia.

Apart from winning the World Cup, Argentina also won the Copa America in 2021.

Shootout successes are worth far fewer ranking points than regulation-time wins. If either Argentina or France had won the final within 120 minutes, they would have gone to No. 1, but a penalty shootout guaranteed that Brazil could not be overtaken.

Argentina and France will be second and third, respectively, while Belgium will slide down two places to fourth after failing to make it beyond the group stage. England stays in fifth, while the Netherlands are up two places to sixth.

Click Here To Comment




Ojo Sunday Victor, A Professional Graphics Designer, and a skilled Content Writer in Entertainment, News and Sport Update.!An Undergraduate in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH, Ogbomoso). Read More

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Be first to comment


Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Riot in Cameroon as 1XBet Refuses to Reward Man After Winning Big

Piroll

Published

on

SPORTS NEWS: Riot in Cameroon as 1XBet Refuses to Reward Man After Winning Big [New Sports News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl
The Yaounde part of Cameroon was intense with unrest as an international betting company; 1XBet refused to pay a man after winning a huge amount of money.The man who narrated everything in a radio broadcast said he recently won 13 billion CFA Francs ($22 million/ 9.5 billion Naira) on 1xBet but wasn’t paid. It was gathered that the man played a bet with $350 (200,000 CFA Francs) and won the 13bn CFA Frans/22 million dollars, but, rather than pay him the money, the s...
Continue Reading

Messi returns, makes promises to PSG after winning FIFA World Cup

Victorious

Published

on

SPORTS NEWS: Messi returns, makes promises to PSG after winning FIFA World Cup [New Sports News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi, on Wednesday, made three promises to the club after returning to Le Parc des Princes following his 2022 FIFA World Cup triumph in Qatar.Messi returned to PSG on Wednesday and was given a guard of honor and a warm welcome from his teammates and staff of the club for winning the World Cup with Argentina following an extended break.The 35-year-old led Argentina’s national team to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar last Decem...
Continue Reading

Why Man Utd failed to sign World Cup star for Ten Hag despite offering £100m

Victorious

Published

on

SPORTS NEWS: Why Man Utd failed to sign World Cup star for Ten Hag despite offering £100m [New Sports News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl
It has been revealed why Manchester United failed to sign England World Cup star Declan Rice from West Ham United last summer despite offering a £100 million bid.West Ham are expected to sell Rice at the end of the season, with the midfielder unwilling to sign a contract extension with the Hammers.Arsenal have made Rice their top summer transfer target and are confident they can bring him to the North London club ahead of the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United.B...
Continue Reading

Latest


Download Naijacrawl App today

Fastest way to read on the go

Download the Naijacrawl App.